Wealth is a word that conjures a wide variety of mental images, and that is part of my (Jim Rohn) purpose in this book–to provoke that wide variety of mental images. For that is where the dreams are, where inspiration comes from, where true incentive is born.
To one person, wealth means having enough financial substance to be able to do whatever you wish with your life. To another, it may mean freedom from debt, freedom from the constant claim of obligation. To yet another, it means opportunity. And to many, wealth means a million dollars. Millionaire is a unique word. It rings of success, freedom, power, influence, pleasure, possibility, benevolence, and excitement. Not a bad mental image.
We could talk about the wealth of experience, the wealth of friends, the wealth of love, the wealth of family, the wealth of culture–wealth of many kinds. But I’m going to focus on wealth in the sense of financial freedom. Wealth that comes from tremendous effort and enterprise and gets translated into currency and equity.
For each of us, the amount of money required to be wealthy will differ, but the dream for all of us, I’m sure, is the same: freedom from financial pressure, more freedom of choice, freedom to enjoy our lives, and the opportunity to create and to share our wealth. Above all, wealth represents the possession of great financial resources that improve the quality of your life and give you added dignity and an expanded lifestyle.
So decide for yourself what wealth means to you. Latch on to your own mental image of wealth and see if the ideas I’m about to tell you about will make sense. I can only hope that they will provide you with the inspiration to put your plan into high gear. Once you do, will you soon enjoy a growing sense of freedom, dignity, self-worth, substance, and lifestyle.
* Source: Leading an Inspired Life by Jim Rohn